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Hellenic Pasteur Institute

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Established in 1920, the Hellenic Pasteur Institute (IPH), is private and non-profit organization supervised by the Ministry of Development, has a long tradition in translational biomedical research, with focus on Infectious Diseases and on Public Health Services for the Ministry of Health.

The IPH’s main objectives are:

Basic and applied biomedical research with emphasis on human and animal infectious diseases with focus on Infectious Diseases, Immunology and Neurobiology. These activities aim to improve human health and well-being through recognized biomedical research, materialized by advanced technologies and translated towards the clinic through innovative diagnostic, prophylactic and therapeutic approaches.
Public Health. The IPH has a strategic role in the investigation of outbreaks, epidemics and/or pandemics in Greece, providing services to the Ministry of Health through the Diagnostic Centre, specialized on the rapid detection and diagnosis of bacterial, viral and parasitic diseases. The IPH’s Reference Laboratories contribute to the surveillance, prevention and control of infectious diseases e.g. under the current COVID19 pandemic with the Coronaviruses Reference Laboratory.
Vaccine Unit with a modern Quality Control Laboratory provides vaccines to the Public Sector and assessment controls on vaccines and biological products for the Ministry of Health and of the National Drug Organization.

Units

The various departments within the institute
Immunology
Microbiology
Neurobiology

Contacts

A list of all staff working in the unit
Eleni DOTSIKA
Eirini FRAGKIADAKI
George PATRINOS
Director
Peggy LYMBERI
Sissy KOLYVA
Communications
Vivi MYRIAGOU
Dimitra THOMAIDOU
Dionyssios N. SGOURAS

Technical specificities

Center of Informatics for Biology

Center of Informatics for Biology

2

Animal House and Vectopole

Animal House and Vectopole

1

Laboratories : specialty / BSL2, BSL3

Laboratories : specialty / BSL2, BSL3

1

Heavy Equipment

Heavy Equipment

4

Imaging Unit

Imaging Unit

2

Public Health

Surveillance

Surveillance

Epidemiological Surveillance

Biological Surveillance

National and international technical expertise

National and international technical expertise

WHO Collaborating Centers

1. National Influenza Reference Laboratory, Southern Greece. Detection/ isolation and typing of influenza viruses from clinical samples collected in Southern Greece during the winter influenza surveillance period. Standard methods for influenza virus isolation and typing as well as PCR based methods are employed. Clinical samples are received from hospitals, health centres and a sentinel network organised by the KEEL in southern Greece. Laboratory results from the influenza microbiological surve

National Reference Laboratories recognized by WHO

5. National Reference Laboratory for Leishmaniasis: The aim of the National Laboratory for Leishmaniasis is to monitor the frequency, origin, and type of leishmaniases in Greece. Leishmaniasis is diagnosed by using standard methods such as detection of parasites in smears, culture, histologic sections, or by detecting serum specific antibodies (IFAT, ELISA) or by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of lesion biopsy specimens, bone marrow, or peripheral blood. The samples are received from hospitals

Regional Reference Laboratory

4. National Reference Centre for Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NRCNG): The NRCNG operates in the Laboratory of Bacteriology of the H.P.I. since 1987, upon authorisation of the Greek Ministry of Health (?1/5755/15-6-1987) to which is reporting in an annual basis. Principal goal of the NRCNG is the performance of continuous surveillance of the epidemiological and antibiotic resistance trends of gonococcal infection in Greece. To that end: (a) A quite effective surveillance system for monitoring epidemiol

International vaccination centers

International vaccination centers

Number of vaccinations per year

Production of serums and vaccines

The Vaccine Unit of the Hellenic Pasteur Institute, unique for our country, has been operating in the fields of production and packaging of vaccines and biological products since 1923. The Unit has been functioning under strict regulations and in compliance with European directives and the National Organization for Medicines and its operation is supported by the Quality Control Laboratory and by the Animal House Unit of Hellenic Pasteur Institute. The Laboratory of Quality Control of the HPI was

Health Care Services to local populations

Diagnostic tests

A lot of the diagnostic tests are in house developped techniques, mainly the molecular biology ones

Support for national and international health programs

Support for national and international health programs

Director: George PATRINOS
Year of establishment: 1920
Type: Private foundation
Global staff: 73
Scientific staff: 39
Support staff: 34
Address: 127 Vasilissis Sofias Avenue, Athens, 11521, GREECE
Phone: +30-2106478856
Email: secr.general@pasteur.gr